So what if I am lucky and have a traditional frame type construction?

If you are lucky to have a traditional frame type construction you will hopefully have the height required to construct a loft conversion. You need to measure from underside of the ridge beam to the top of the ceiling joist and record this measurement. As a general rule if you have over 2.4 meters you will have a good chance that this will be an easier than most other conversions to undertake, there isn’t much room in having a room if you can’t stand up in it. The Building Regulations  states that you must have a head height of at least 2.0 meters at the central point of the doorway from the finished floor to the underside of the finished ceiling at the highest point. If you have less than 2.4 meters it is worth looking at our inadequate ceiling height data sheet.

Depending on the type of loft design there will more than likely be the need to introduce steel beams to carry the new floor as it is highly unlikely that the existing ceiling joists will have the size and strength to carry the floor structure. There may also be the need to introduce a new steel ridge beam pending on the type of loft conversion you elect to build